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Author: Bove, Vincenzo

Title: Policeman on the Frontline or a Soldier? The Effect of Police Militarization on Crime

Summary: Abstract Recently a considerable popular debate has been dedicated to the issue of “police militarization”. We investigate whether the “1033 Program”, which allows local law enforcement agencies to acquire excess property of the US Department of Defense, affects crime rates. To identify the causal effect of militarized policing on crime, we use temporal variations in US military expenditure and between-counties variations in the odds to receive a positive amount of military aid. We find that (i) military aid reduces street-level crimes; (ii) the program is cost-effective; and (iii) there is evidence in favor of a deterrence mechanism.

Details: Warwick, UK: 2015. 36p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed January 16, 2019 at: https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pol.20150478

Year: 2015

Country: International

URL: http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/90839/2/WRAP-police-officer-frontline-soldier-crime-Bove-2017.pdf

Shelf Number: 154186

Keywords:
1033 Program
Department of Defense
Deterrance
Law Enforcement
Militarization of Police
Militarized Policing
Military Aid
Policeman
Soldier
Street-Level Crime